Shipping-case



(No Model.)

P. W. PARSONS.

SHIPPING OASE. No. 593,603. nPatented Nov. 16, 1897.

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FRANCIS YV. PARSONS, OF OSTERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHIPPING-CASE'.

SPECIFICATION forming' part of Letters Patent No. 593,603, dated November 16, 1897. Application tiled March 26, 1896. SerialNo. 584,959. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANCIS XV. PARSONS, residing in Osterville, in the county of Barn stable and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Shipping-Cases, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like, letters on the drawings representing like parts. l

This invention relates to a shippingcase especially designed to protect its contents from the influences of extreme variations in the temperature of the atmosphere.V

The shipping-case referred to may be used for transporting any kind of solids or liquids which is liable to injury by extremes in temperature-as, for instance, by severe cold weather or by extremely hot weather-and among which articles may be mentioned eggs, fruits, poultry, water, (to.

My invention has for its object to provide a shipping-case of the character described which is so inexpensive as to enable it to be brought within the reach of all classes of people, whereby farmers, small dealers, and people of that class may ship their products at a profit.

In accordance with this invention the shipping-case'consists of an outer box and an inner box fitted within the outer box and supported therein, as will be described, whereby the inner box is separated from the outer box on all sides by an air-space, whichis divided, as will be described, into a plurality'of compartments substantially air-tight Ywhen the outer box is closed. The inner box may be provided with one or more partitions or walls to subdivide it into chambers for the reception of the same or diiferent articles.

These and other features of this invention will be pointed out in the claim at the end of this speciiication.

Figure l is a plan View of a shipping case or box embodying this invention, the cover for the case being open and parts of the inner box broken out; 2, a longitudinal section of the shipping-case shown in Fig. l, the section being taken on the line 2 2 with the cover in its closed position; and Fig. 3,

a transverse section on the line Fig. l, looking toward the left. i

The shipping-case embodying this invention is herein shown as substantially oblong in shape, and consists of an outer box A, composed of the sides a a, ends ai' o3, bottom a4, and top or cover a5, and an inner box A', composed of the sides b b', ends b2 b3, bottom b4, and top or cover b5, all of which parts are preferably made of wood on account of cheapness. In accordance with this invention the inner box A is made smaller than the outer box A, so as to Vfit therein and be separated therefrom on all sides by suitable bars h6, which are inserted between'the parts of the inner boxand corresponding parts of the outer box, so that the inner box-may be surrounded on all sides by an air-space. (Clearly shown in the'drawings.)

The air-space referred to may be subdivided into a plurality of compartments bs, herein shown as two in number, by partitions 117, preferably of thick paper or cardboard, which may and preferably will be secured to the bars o6 by nails or other suitable fastening means or which may be inserted into a longitudinal slit or kerf in the bars l?? when the latter are made of one piece, as may be preferred. The bars h6 may and preferably will be nailed or otherwise suitably fastened to the walls of the inner and outer boxes, and, if desired, each bar may be made in two pieces, or, as above outlined, itmay be made in one piece and slitted longitudinally for the greater portion of its length. The air-space between the sides and ends ofthe boxes A A may and preferably will be closed by top strips blo of wood or other suitable material, andthe air-spaces between the covers a5 b5 may be closed on their sides by suitable strips bw and on their ends by the bars h6. In this way it will be seen that the air-spaces or compartments between the walls or parts of the boxes A A are closed substantially air-tight, so that when the case is opened the atmosphere may be excluded from the said air-space. The cover b5 of the inner box when closed, as represented in Fig. 2, rests upon the strips blo.

The inner box A may be provided with one or more partitions Z915, or it may be otherwise subdivided or left without such partitions,ac

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cording to the kind of material to be shipped.

The cover o5 may be hinged or otherwise suitably secured to the box A, and when hinged may be provided with a suitable lock or fastening device, which latter in the pres ent instance is shown as composed of springarms c on the cover, adapted to engage a slotted plate c on one side of the box A; but instead of this particular lock any other suitable means for securing the cover to the box when closed may be employed.

The outer box may have secured to it any convenient form of devices which will facilil tate handling, such devices in the present instance being shown as cleats or bars c2, provided with slots c3. The outer b'ox may, if desired, be strengthened or reinforced at its corners and edges by pieces of metal. (Not herein shown.)

The shipping-case herein described is adapted for the transportation of articles which it is desired to protect against severe climatic conditions and is equally serviceable in hot and cold weather. Among the uses to which it may be put may be mentioned the transportation of eggs, fruits, water, poultry, dsc., and by reason of its simplicity in construction it can be made cheaply, and thereby can be placed within the reach of small dealers, farmers, and like people livin g near large cities and who are now practically prohibited in cold weather from shipping their comparatively small quantities of farm products to the cities near where they live on account of the danger cover b5, bars b within the outer box to sup-4 port and separate the'inner box from the outer box by an air-space, partitions 127 subdividing the said air-space into compartments, a closing-strip b1@ for the air-space between the side and end walls of the inner and outer boxes, and side strips 612 closing the sides of the space between the covers a5 b5, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisl specification in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS lV: PARSONS.

Vitnesses:

H. H. KING, J. P. J oHNsoN.

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